Within Brucargo, the cargo division of Brussels Airport, the BRUcure Taskforce is taking the lead for the transport of the first COVID-19 vaccines. The long-standing collaboration within the cargo community and the relationship of trust with the pharma manufacturers are making Brussels Airport the preferred pharma gateway in Europe for the COVID-19 vaccine, claims the […]
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has facilitated trade between Vietnam and the rest of the world through its cargo flights to the country. Over the last 15 years, the air cargo carrier has gradually scaled up its operations from modest beginnings as an offline carrier to its current position with multiple daily cargo […]
Unitechnik Systems, which plans workstations using Virtual Reality (VR), has implemented it in several supply chain reference projects, meaning the technology is now a fixed component in the planning of logistics projects. The company aims to network the interface between man and technology at an early stage in the planning process. VR planning of picking […]
Alliance Ground International (AGI) has signed for CHAMP API to be used in concert with CHAMP’s Cargospot Handling system. The API (Application Programming Interface) service enables the enhancement, further customisation, and acceleration of value by interweaving AGI in-house and CHAMP systems. At the forefront of automating its internal processes, AGI and CHAMP worked together to adapt a specific […]
Gebrüder Weiss has opened a new representative office for air and sea freight services in Christchurch, the largest city on New Zealand’s South Island. This is the second location, after Auckland, that the globally active transport and logistics service provider has opened this year in New Zealand, further evidence of the company’s work to further […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world have faced acute shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), medicines and other essential medical supplies, severely compounding the health crisis. Such shortages remain an acute and pressing problem, and are expected to worsen during a second wave. Many countries have responded to shortages by imposing export restrictions in an […]
German-market cruise company Phoenix Reisen has announced the sale of the cruise ship Albatros to a longstanding partner. The vessel will be redeployed to a permanent mooring in the Red Sea, where she will serve as a hotel ship. In a statement, Phoenix said that while it is looking forward to returning to service, it […]
Monday, October 12 marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) while she was refueling in Aden, Yemen. At 1118 hours, October 12, 2000, a suicide attacker in a small boat carried an explosive charge up to Cole’s port side. The blast claimed the lives […]
Like a sailing ship caught in the doldrums, the international trade policy world seems stagnant and listless. Is there any fresh wind to be detected? Can we create some movement? In this coronavirus–dominated environment, nothing much is happening. The trend in global trade itself is not easy to judge. There are signs that cargo volumes are back up. […]
Steven Putnam Managing Director of PEI TECH LLC – Aderco USA Distributor reports “Since the start of the year in getting the initiative underway, the program continues to be hugely successful and well received by our clientele, exceeding all our expectations. In today’s environment of corporate social responsibility, we’re not just utilizing environmentally friendly products, we […]
Knowing what lies ahead is essential to safe navigation. Now innovative Ladar technology is being tested onboard operating vessels to help captains to see not only objects on the surface of the water, but underneath. Ladar is a light-based laser technology anti-collision system that identifies floating objects on or under the surface of the water, […]
Hurricane Delta made landfall in Louisiana on Friday night, coming ashore just east of Calcasieu Lake at the small town of Creole. The storm’s sustained winds weakened slightly to 90 knots before it made landfall, and intensity fell off further as it moved inland. According to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), 274 […]
